Daily writing prompt

If you could un-invent something, what would it be?

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I am going to skip the obvious answers – nuclear weapons, viruses, etc.

Since this is a writing exercise, I am going to make it about my personal world. And for that I think that I would un-invent clocks.

I have time anxiety. I arrive way too early for everything. And I think clocks mess with all of us. We should leave for work, or school, when the sun rises, and go home when our work is done, whether the sun shines or not.

I think we would all get so much more done, and be happier if we were not tethered to our watches, clocks and alarm clocks. We would sleep when we are tired, and work when we are fresh and play when we feel we need it.

And before I get grief from night-workers, there is a small Norwegian sland (Sommeroy, I think, if I spelled it correctly) and while they are daylight challenged they somehow make living without clocks work.

I spent enough time on this!